Osprey Publishing

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One of the Men-at-Arms Series. Illustration by Angus McBride.

Osprey Publishing is a British publishing company which specialises in publishing books of a military nature. They publish a line of popular series of small books illustrated with plates of uniforms, military aircrafts, tanks and so on.

Series published include:

Men-at-Arms (48 pages), with summary historical survey, and full descriptions of weapons and uniforms. 8 plates in colour.
Campaign (96 pages), devoted to famous battles. Full colour. Initially edited by David G. Chandler.
Elite (64 pages), similar to Man-at-Arms, but devoted to élite or famous military corps. 12 plates in colour.
Warrior (64 pages). Full description of weapons, training methods, orders of battle, etc., of the main military units in history. 12 plates in colour.
Aircraft of the Aces (64 pages). History of the main air units of the past. Similar to Air Elite Units. 12 plates in colour.
Essential histories (96 pages). In-depth analysis of main military campaigns and wars of the past. Full colour.
New Vanguard (48 pages). Description of tanks, siege engines, ships, etc. 8 plates in colour.

[edit] Osprey Graphic History

Their latest initiative is the Osprey Graphic History line, where various professionals produce comic book adaptations of great battls from history. Some of the proposed comics include:

The Bloodiest Day - Battle of Antietam (with Larry Hama and Scott Moore, September 2006)
The Empire Falls - Battle of Midway (with Steve White and Richard Elson, September 2006)
Surprise Attack - Battle of Shiloh (with Larry Hama and Scott Moore, September 2006)
Day of Infamy - Attack on Pearl Harbor (with Steve White and Jerrold Spahn, September 2006)
Island of Terror - Battle of Iwo Jima (with Larry Hama and Anthony Williams, October 2006)
Gamble for Victory - Battle of Gettysburg (with Dan Abnett and Dheeraj Verma, 2007, forthcoming)